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Detroit casinos' revenue in February beats January, a bit below a year ago

Revenue for Detroit’s three casinos rebounded somewhat in February from the month before but still was down slightly from year-earlier numbers.

Revenue for the three casinos totaled $110.6 million last month, down 0.6 percent from February 2013. But the amount of revenue the casinos brought in increased 15 percent from January numbers, according to figures released today by the Michigan Gaming Control Board.

MGM Grand Detroit reported $47.6 million in revenue, up 2.4 percent over the same month last year.

MotorCity Casino Hotel reported a 2.7 percent decrease and revenue of $37.2 million and Greektown Casino-Hotel a 2.9 percent decline and $25.8 million.

Last month, MGM had 43 percent of the market, MotorCity 34 percent and Greektown 23 percent.

Gambling taxes for the three casinos totaled $8.96 million in February, compared with $9.02 million during the same month of 2013.